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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Nov 19-25
Spy×Family is #1 for a second week, while Uma Musume and The Fragrant Flower keep hitting high spots week after week; all of them nipping at the heels of My Hero Academia in the cumulative.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in m...
Fermat no Ryōri Anime Series Review Season 1 Part 2
Not only does this show address my issue with the lack of mathematics, but it even uses that as a plot point, tying into the larger narrative.
― After watching the first five episodes of this season, my biggest complaint was that Fermat set up a very interesting premise that it wasn't fully utilizing. The show sold itself under the idea of a protagonist who utilized mathematics in the world of cookin...
Shinichiro Watanabe Shares His Thoughts on Lazarus and the Anime Industry At The Japan Society
Attendees also got a look at his part of The Edge of Time compellation film, A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot.
― LeSean Thomas put it best at the Japan Society in New York. The place held a few events in November revolving around creators. While the convention scene is important, there is only so much ground that can be covered in a limited conventional panel setting. The Japan Society allowed Thomas ...
JUNK WORLD Stop-Motion Movie Review
Certifiably bonkers stop-motion work of cinematic madness.
― Director Takehide Hori is an auteur in every sense of the word – his singular, obsessive vision saw him single-handedly produce the thirty-minute stop-motion short Junk Head 1 back in 2013. So rapturously received was his debut work that he spent seven years expanding it to feature-length format, with the full Junk Head movie seeing interna...
Hiroyuki Sawano's Solo Concert Opened to a Full House
With a little help from his popular vocalist partners, the Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, and Aldnoah.Zero composer's Los Angeles concert was a rocking success.
― Hiroyuki Sawano is a name that needs no introduction. From Attack on Titan to Solo Leveling to most recently To Be Hero X, his sound has become synonymous with making your anime sound epic. So when the Peacock Theater announced they would ...
Under the Oak Tree Volume 2 Novel Review
Under the Oak Tree’s second hardcover release is just as beautiful as the first, and the story makes real progress, both in terms of Maxi’s relationship with her husband and with herself.
― Are you the sort of reader who gets irritated when characters are just one good conversation away from understanding each other? Then Suji Kim's Under the Oak Tree may not be the novel series for you. As anyone wh...
Drops of God: Mariage Volume 4-5 Manga Review
When you’re a baseball player, wine tasting is just like a baseball game
― Let's get the most important thing over with first. After reviewing Volume two and three, I did get my Comté cheese. I paired it with an affordable Côtes du Rhône red wine, fig crackers, and greens. It was delicious. Thank you for asking. Issei would have sneered. Or not. In these volumes, Shizuku enters the Tokyo Food and Win...
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Everyday Host Short Anime Gets Sequel
Creator Nimo Gotō looks forward to "new Everyday Host series"
― A fan appreciation festival event for the short anime of Nimo Gotō's Everyday Host four-panel manga announced on Saturday that a sequel to the anime has been green-lit. The announcement did not specify the format or medium of the sequel, but Gotō said in comments about the news that he was looking forward to a "new Everyday Host series."...
Chōjin-teki Share House Story Charisma Characters Get TV Anime
Hypnosis Mic's Evil Line Records, Dazed created housemates who embody elemental traits
― Chōjin-teki Share House Story Charisma (Superhuman Shared Residence Story: Charisma), a project centering around 2D characters from the Evil Line Records label (Hypnosis Mic) and the intellectual property company Dazed, is inspiring a television anime. Evil Line Records and Dazed launched the original project in ...
Toho Reveals New Godzilla Anime Series
Orange, Igloo Studio to produce series about boy who possesses power of Godzilla
― TOHO Animation revealed on Saturday a new Godzilla anime series is in production. The company also revealed a piece of concept art for the work. TOHO Animation stated the anime will have a unique protagonist compared to all the works in the franchise's 70-year history: the protagonist will be a boy who possesses the po...
Saga of Tanya the Evil II TV Anime Reveals 2026 Debut in Teaser Promo Video
Teaser visual also revealed; sequel was originally announced in June 2021
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday a teaser visual and a teaser promotional video for Saga of Tanya the Evil II, the second season based on author Carlo Zen and illustrator Shinobu Shinotsuki's light novel series. The below video and visuals reveal that the second season will debut in 2026. Takayuki Yamamoto (episode director for My...
Hinasho's Shion Manga Gets Net Anime
Manga centers on junior high school bodyguard who protects classmate
― Shogakukan announced on Friday that Hinasho's SHION manga will get a net anime that will debut on YouTube. The YouTube channel will fully launch on December 1 with the first anime installment. BitStar Anime, a brand of the Bitstar Inc. influencer marketing platform, is producing and operating the YouTube channel. Hinasho launched ...
Tōko Amekawa's Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim Novels Get Anime Adaptation
Original story launched in 2022, manga adaptation launched in 2023
― TO Books announced on Thursday that Tōko Amekawa's Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim (Akutō Ikka no Manamusume, Tensei-saki mo Otome Game no Gokudō Reijō Deshita. Saijōkyū Rank no Akuyaku-sama, Sono Dekiai wa Fuyō Desu!) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. TO Books also revealed that the book series has reached a cum...
Boys Over Flowers' Yoko Kamio, WIT Studio Make Love Through a Prism Anime for Netflix
Story of Japanese art student pursuing dreams in early-20th-century London streams on January 15
― Netflix Japan announced on Thursday that it is producing an original anime series from Boys Over Flowers creator Yoko Kamio titled Love Through a Prism (Prism Rondo). The series will debut on January 15.
Love Through a Prism is a coming-of-age love story set against the backdrop of London at the beginn...
Precure Franchise Announces Star Detective Precure! Anime
New anime marks 23rd main entry in magical girl franchise
― The Japan Patent Office reported a November 18 filing for a trademark on a "Meitantei Precure!" ("Star Detective Precure!") logo for various goods by Toei Animation this week. Toei Animation then confirmed the Star Detective Precure! title for the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise on Thursday. The second season for Petitcure ~Pr...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 17-23
My Hero Academia final season earns 3.5% rating
― The live-action Thermae Romae film aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, November 22 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.8% rating. Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE anime film aired on NTV on Friday, November 21 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.4% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 23 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.2 Detective Conan NT...
2025 Astra Film Awards Nominates Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Anime
KPop Demon Hunters also nominated for Best Animated Feature
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The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra Film Awards on Tuesday. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, and KPop Demon...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Nov 19-25
Spy×Family is #1 for a second week, while Uma Musume and The Fragrant Flower keep hitting high spots week after week; all of them nipping at the heels of My Hero Academia in the cumulative.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in m...
Fermat no Ryōri Anime Series Review Season 1 Part 2
Not only does this show address my issue with the lack of mathematics, but it even uses that as a plot point, tying into the larger narrative.
― After watching the first five episodes of this season, my biggest complaint was that Fermat set up a very interesting premise that it wasn't fully utilizing. The show sold itself under the idea of a protagonist who utilized mathematics in the world of cookin...
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Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun #9 [rate]
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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess #12 [rate]
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
Crunchyroll streams English dub for 13 episodes of anime's 1st season
― Crunchyroll began streaming all 13 episodes of the television anime of Tsukikage and Chyko's Let This Grieving Soul Retire! (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) light novel series on Friday. Crunchyroll will start streaming the second season weekly with an English dub in December.The...
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One Piece #1151 [rate]
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Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator #9 [rate]
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes Novelist Yoshiki Tanaka Suffered Debilitating Hemorrhage Last Year
Arslan author now recuperating in nursing facility, but still continues to write
― Hiroaki Adachi, the head of the Wright Staff company which manages the business affairs of The Legend of the Galactic Heroes and The Heroic Legend of Arslan novelist Yoshiki Tanaka, reported on Sunday that Tanaka had suffered a debilitating cerebral hemorrhage exactly one year ago on November 30, 2024. Tanaka had colla...
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One Punch Man #8 [rate]
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New Assassination Classroom Film Reveals 5 More New Cast
Yūichirō Umehara, Kappei Yamaguchi, Tetsu Inada, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Hiroki Tōchi join cast of March 20 film
― The first 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed five new cast members for the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan (Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody's Time) anime film on Monday.The newly announced cast are:
Yūichirō Umehara as Seeker
Kappei Yamaguchi a...
Demon Slayer Gets New 'Hashira Training Arc' Stage Play in June 2026
6th stage play features double cast Shōgo Sakamoto, Fū Takahashi as Tanjirō Kamado
― The first 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will get a sixth stage play adaptation titled Butai Kimetsu no Yaiba Sono Roku Hashira Geiko, adapting the "Hashira Training Arc," in June 2026. The new stage play will star S...
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #9 [rate]
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Gachiakuta #21 [rate]
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Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right #8 [rate]
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Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! #9 [rate]
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Game Introduces Life at Morning Glory, Kanda Damage Control Modes
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam worldwide on February 12
― Sega Asia revealed new trailers on November 21 for Yakuza 3 & Dark Ties, its remake of the Yakuza 3 game along with the new standalone Dark Ties title, previewing the Life at Morning Glory gameplay and Kanda Damage Control mode for each title respectively. Life at Morning Glory Trailer Kanda Damage Contro...
Shinichiro Watanabe Shares His Thoughts on Lazarus and the Anime Industry At The Japan Society
Attendees also got a look at his part of The Edge of Time compellation film, A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot.
― LeSean Thomas put it best at the Japan Society in New York. The place held a few events in November revolving around creators. While the convention scene is important, there is only so much ground that can be covered in a limited conventional panel setting. The Japan Society allowed Thomas ...
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Mechanical Marie #9 [rate]
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Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume TV Anime Reveals Main Cast
May Tachibana, Mao Shōji, Haruna Fukushima, Hika Tsukishiro star in 2026 anime based on Tetsudō Musume characters
― The "Hatachi dayo! Tetsudō Musume" (We're 20! Railway Girls) 20th anniversary livestream for the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters revealed the main cast for the original television anime based on the characters, Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume,on Sunday.The anime will star:M...
2026 Doraemon Film's New Trailer Unveils sumika's Theme Song
Rock band performs "Honto" song for February 27 film
― The staff for the 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), started streaming a new trailer on Sunday. The video announces and previews the film's theme song "Honto" by rock band sumika.✦••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✦ 最新予告解禁！✦••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✦ドラえもんたちが海底世界で大冒険を繰り広げるよ！映画の公...
SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members
Megumi Han, Maaya Uchida as twins Krios & Lukos appeared in episode 9
― The official website for Aniplex and Sony Music's new original television anime series SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes posted on Sunday two new cast members and the lyric video for the ninth episode's insert song "Romanticist Killer."The newly announced cast members are:Megumi Han as Krios, a XENOS boy that JUNE meetsMaaya Uchida as ...
m-flo Group Stops Public Activities After New Album, Concert in February to 'Prepare for Next Stage'
Hip-hop group's 10th album Superliminal launches on February 18
― Japanese hip-hop group m-flo announced on Friday that they will not be putting out any new work or performing in live events after their February 19 performance at Tokyo Garden Theater as they will be taking a "liminal period." The group stated that they will not be active publicly for some time in order "to search for new sounds, new ...
Tsurugihime RPG Reveals 2026 Early Access Release, Gameplay Trailer
Former Fate/Grand Order producer Yōsuke Shiokawa directs side-scrolling action RPG centered around 'crafting'
― Yōsuke Shiokawa's Fahrenheit 213 game development studio revealed an introduction movie with gameplay footage for its Tsurugihime side-scrolling action role-playing game at the Indie Live Expo on Saturday. The game will launch for PC via Steam on Early Access in 2026. The game will be relea...
Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Film Streams 3 Character Videos
Film opens in Japan on December 5
― The official website for the anime film of Kazuyoshi Takeda's Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Peleliu: Rakuen no Guernica) manga began streaming three new character videos for the film on Sunday. The videos highlight the characters Tamaru, Yoshiki, Shimada, Kosugi, Izumi, and Katakura.Tamaru Character Video Yoshiki Character Video Shimada, Kosugi, Izumi, and Katakur...
Fire Force Anime Unveils Final Run's Main Trailer, Theme Song Artists, Additional Cast
Takanori Nishikawa performs "Ignis" opening, Survive Said The Prophet performs "Speak of the Devil" ending
― The official website for the anime of Atsushi Ohkubo's Fire Force manga revealed on Sunday the theme song artists, additional cast, and the main promotional video for the second and final cours (quarter of a year) of the anime's third and final season. The video reveals and previews the openin...
22/7 Performs Ending Theme for The Beginning After the End Anime's 2nd Season
New character designs revealed
― The staff for the television anime of TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation revealed on Sunday 22/7 will perform the ending theme song for the anime's second season.The staff also revealed on Sunday the first season will re-air in Japan starting in January with cast audio commentary.The staff also revealed new character designs f...
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #20 [rate]
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Final Fantasy X Writer Continues Mutual Love Fest With Dragon Quest Creator
Nojima: “I grew up playing Dragon Quest, so I was raised believing main characters shouldn't speak, & were a vessel for players”
― Final Fantasy X scenario writer Kazushige Nojima offered his thoughts on Dragon Quest's influence on Friday, after Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii proclaimed Final Fantasy X as "the ultimate perfection of Final Fantasy" and opined on the differences between the two RPG f...
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes #9 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #42 [rate]
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Code Vein II Game Streams Prologue Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on January 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new "prologue" trailer for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game, on Friday. The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Japan) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco describes the game: CODE VEIN II features a deep narrative where...
Danganronpa 2x2 Game Recasts Monomi's Voice Actor
Former YouTube creator Kinuta Oshiro replaces late Takako Sasuga
― Spike Chunsoft announced on Friday Danganronpa 2x2, a version of its Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair game that includes a new alternate scenario, has cast former YouTube creator Kinuta Oshiro as Monomi in place of late voice actress Takako Sasuga. This marks the creator's debut voice acting role. (Oshiro also directed Kaijū Sekai Seifu...
RIDI Pulls BL Web Novel After Allegations Story Mirrors Career of e-Sports Legend Faker
Public outcry over using real person's achievements in adult fiction caused removal; author issues apology
― Korean webtoon and web novel platform RIDI suspended sales of the newly published boys-love (BL) novel Crazy Dog Hunts the Tiger only a day after its release on November 24, following accusations that the story closely mirrors the real-life career of the world-famed professional gamer known a...
LINE Manga Launches Webtoon Grand Prix 2025, With Grand Prize Offering 10 Million Yen & Serialization
Submission window runs from November 21 through February 15
― LINE Manga has opened submissions for the LINE Manga Webtoon Grand Prix 2025, a contest designed to discover new webtoon talent. The event offers total prize money of up to 10 million yen (about US$64,000) and guarantees publication and global distribution for the grand prize work. Winners will receive serialization rights on LINE Manga, ...
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Kingdom #9 [rate]
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Naver WEBTOON Marks 20th Anniversary With Special Tribute Series
bumbae, Seok Cho draw commemorative webcomic titled 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Theater
― Naver WEBTOON is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Korean service launch with a series of user appreciation events, beginning with a commemorative webcomic titled 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Theater. The platform officially opened in December 2005. The first episodes of the special series were released ...
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My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! #9 [rate]
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JUNK WORLD Stop-Motion Movie Review
Certifiably bonkers stop-motion work of cinematic madness.
― Director Takehide Hori is an auteur in every sense of the word – his singular, obsessive vision saw him single-handedly produce the thirty-minute stop-motion short Junk Head 1 back in 2013. So rapturously received was his debut work that he spent seven years expanding it to feature-length format, with the full Junk Head movie seeing interna...
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider #9 [rate]
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Gnosia #8 [rate]
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Touring After the Apocalypse #9 [rate]
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Ranma ½ #21 [rate]
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To Your Eternity #9 [rate]
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Umeda Cypher Performs New Ending Theme for Gnosia Anime
Creditless sequence streamed
― Sony Music announced on Sunday that hip-hop group Umeda Cypher will perform the new ending theme song "Floor Killer" for the television anime of game developer Petit Depotto's Gnosia sci-fi social deduction RPG. The new ending was revealed in the show's eighth episode on Sunday. Aniplex is also streaming a creditless video for the new ending sequence. The anime debuted ...
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! #22 [rate]
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The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest #9 [rate]
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Spy×Family #46 [rate]
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Everyday Host Short Anime Gets Sequel
Creator Nimo Gotō looks forward to "new Everyday Host series"
― A fan appreciation festival event for the short anime of Nimo Gotō's Everyday Host four-panel manga announced on Saturday that a sequel to the anime has been green-lit. The announcement did not specify the format or medium of the sequel, but Gotō said in comments about the news that he was looking forward to a "new Everyday Host series."...
Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts Anime's New Video Previews Theme Songs
Itsuka, The Canbellz perform themes for comedy shorts premiering on January 5
― The official website for the short anime of Hiroshi Kurao's Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts (Hokuto no Ken: Ken'ō-gun Zako-tachi no Banka) spinoff manga posted its first full promotional video, which previews the opening and ending theme songs, on Friday. Itsuka performs the opening theme "Blacker Co...
KOCCA Hosts Content IP Market With Expanded Focus on Webtoon IP
Event highlights how webtoons are increasingly adapted into games, live-action series, films
― The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted the "Content IP Market 2025" event from November 25 to 27 at COEX in Seoul, bringing together webtoons, characters, story, and entertainment companies to explore global licensing and adaptation opportunities. N...
Hiroyuki Sawano's Solo Concert Opened to a Full House
With a little help from his popular vocalist partners, the Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, and Aldnoah.Zero composer's Los Angeles concert was a rocking success.
― Hiroyuki Sawano is a name that needs no introduction. From Attack on Titan to Solo Leveling to most recently To Be Hero X, his sound has become synonymous with making your anime sound epic. So when the Peacock Theater announced they would ...
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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! #10 [rate]
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Chōjin-teki Share House Story Charisma Characters Get TV Anime
Hypnosis Mic's Evil Line Records, Dazed created housemates who embody elemental traits
― Chōjin-teki Share House Story Charisma (Superhuman Shared Residence Story: Charisma), a project centering around 2D characters from the Evil Line Records label (Hypnosis Mic) and the intellectual property company Dazed, is inspiring a television anime. Evil Line Records and Dazed launched the original project in ...
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Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota #9 [rate]
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Tales of Wedding Rings II #9 [rate]
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Case Closed #1183 [rate]
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Japanese Artists' Concerts, Musical Events Canceled in China Amid Political Tensions
LisAni! Shanghai event canceled; Bandai Namco Festival cancels stages; Ayumi Hamasaki, KAF, SID, Kokia, more cancel concerts
― Several Japanese music artists and Japanese music-themed events have canceled concerts and other events in China in the last 24 hours, amid rising political tension between Japan and China. The anime music magazine LisAni! has canceled its "LisAni! LIVE Shanghai 2025" concert...
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My Hero Academia #168 [rate]
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Himitsu no AiPri Gets Anime Film on March 13
Film centers on incident that occurs during "Spring Float Race"
― The official website for the Himitsu no AiPri (Secret AiPri) mixed media work announced on Saturday that the franchise is getting an anime film that will open in Japan on March 13. The film is titled Eiga Himitsu no AiPri Mankai Bazulium Live! (romanization not confirmed). In the film, the Ring Princess invites everyone to participate...
Toho Reveals New Godzilla Anime Series
Orange, Igloo Studio to produce series about boy who possesses power of Godzilla
― TOHO Animation revealed on Saturday a new Godzilla anime series is in production. The company also revealed a piece of concept art for the work. TOHO Animation stated the anime will have a unique protagonist compared to all the works in the franchise's 70-year history: the protagonist will be a boy who possesses the po...
Evangelion Director Hideaki Anno Gets His Own Figure … as Ultraman
Figure invokes Anno from his 1983 "Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman" parody fan short
― The online shop Premium Bandai presented the Ultimate Luminous figure set for the celebrated fan film short "Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman" on Wednesday. The set will feature the space hero Ultraman (as portrayed by Daicon Film co-founder and future Evangelion director Hideaki Anno himself) and the Bug Jewel mo...
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Anime's 3rd Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, January 7 Debut
Makoto Furukawa, Wakana Kuramochi, more join cast
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures debuted the third full promotional video and second visual for the television anime of Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei) light novel series on Sunday. The video announces mor...
ITZY's Yuna Joins Cast of Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series My Favorite Employee
Yuna will play top actress in the series based on My Oppa is an Idol webtoon
― According to the Korean entertainment media outlet mydaily on Monday, Yuna, a member of K-pop girl group ITZY, has been confirmed to star in the upcoming live-action series My Favorite Employee, marking her second acting project. Yuna has officially joined the cast and recently participated in the first script reading. Yu...
WEBTOON Partners With Paris Opera on New Ballet-Themed Original Webcomic
30-episode story follows young Korean dancer in Paris Opera's corps de ballet
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on November 21 it is teaming up with the Paris Opera to release a new original webcomic, Secret d'une Étoile (Secret of a Ballerina), launching in France on November 28. The project marks WEBTOON's first collaboration between a French illustrator, StillUnderworld, and a Korean writer, Hone...
HYBE Launches Webtoon Dark Moon: Two Moons Globally
New series serves as sequel to DARK MOON: The Blood Altar
― HYBE, the Korean entertainment giant known as the management company for BTS, announced on Wednesday that its webtoon DARK MOON: Two Moons will launch globally on November 28. The new series is a sequel to DARK MOON: The Blood Altar, which has recorded more than 200 million views worldwide. The sequel will be released through WEBTOON in Nor...
Lezhin US Webtoon Platform Adds Comment Section
Company also launches user engagement event
― Lezhin Comics on November 18 introduced a full comment section on its platform, allowing readers to respond to episodes with comments and participate in scene-based discussions using a new “page stamp” function. According to the company's announcement, the feature is available on both series landing pages and individual episodes. Users can reply to other...
Under the Oak Tree Volume 2 Novel Review
Under the Oak Tree’s second hardcover release is just as beautiful as the first, and the story makes real progress, both in terms of Maxi’s relationship with her husband and with herself.
― Are you the sort of reader who gets irritated when characters are just one good conversation away from understanding each other? Then Suji Kim's Under the Oak Tree may not be the novel series for you. As anyone wh...
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May I Ask for One Final Thing? #10 [rate]
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SANDA #9 [rate]
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The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess Manga Ends in 9th Volume
Manga adaptation debuted in July 2020
― The eighth volume of Harutsugu Nadaka's manga adaptation of Piero Karasu's The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady (Tensei Ōjo to Tensai Reijō no Mahō Kakumei) novel announced on Thursday the series will end with the next volume.Yen Press publishes the manga in English and describes the story:Prince Algard and Princess Anis...
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Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse #22 [rate]
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Shabake #9 [rate]
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Tougen Anki #20 [rate]
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Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon #9 [rate]
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Keita Richard Kusama Leaves Ae! Group
Actor also fined 100,000 yen following October arrest
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Starto Entertainment announced on November 20 Keita Richard Kusama will part ways with his Japanese boy band Ae! Group. The group will consist of Yoshinori Masakado, Seiya Suezawa, Ken Kojima, and Masaya Sano going forward. The agency stated it will continue its contract with Kusama. Tokyo Metropolitan Police are also fining the actor 100,000 y...
Maaya Uchida, Natsuki Hanae, Jun Fukuyama Join Cast of The Holy Grail of Eris TV Anime
Series starring Kana Ichinose, Sayumi Suzushiro debuts on TV on January 8
― The official website for the television anime of Kujira Tokiwa and Yuunagi's The Holy Grail of Eris (Eris no Seihai) light novel series revealed three more cast members on Friday. Maaya Uchida as Cecilia Adelbide Natsuki Hanae as Enrique Adelbide Jun Fukuyama as Dominic Hamsworth The anime will debut on TBS and 28 affiliate s...
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 Anime Reveals January 11 Debut, New Visuals
Character visuals also revealed for new characters appearing in 2nd season
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime of Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga announced on Friday that the anime's second season will debut on January 11 at 11:45 p.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The series will stream in Japan 30 minutes later on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Lemino. The st...
Saga of Tanya the Evil II TV Anime Reveals 2026 Debut in Teaser Promo Video
Teaser visual also revealed; sequel was originally announced in June 2021
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday a teaser visual and a teaser promotional video for Saga of Tanya the Evil II, the second season based on author Carlo Zen and illustrator Shinobu Shinotsuki's light novel series. The below video and visuals reveal that the second season will debut in 2026. Takayuki Yamamoto (episode director for My...
Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Anime Reveals TV Format, Main Cast, April 2026 Debut in Video
Yūto Uemura, Kanon Takao star in series about college student who travels back 7 years in time
― An official website for the anime of Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series opened on Friday and revealed a teaser promotional video, main cast, visual, staff, and April 2026 debut on TBS. The anime will star: Yūto Uemura as Natsuki Haib...
Hinasho's Shion Manga Gets Net Anime
Manga centers on junior high school bodyguard who protects classmate
― Shogakukan announced on Friday that Hinasho's SHION manga will get a net anime that will debut on YouTube. The YouTube channel will fully launch on December 1 with the first anime installment. BitStar Anime, a brand of the Bitstar Inc. influencer marketing platform, is producing and operating the YouTube channel. Hinasho launched ...
SCRAP, Aka Akasaka, Shueisha Games' Kami and Miko Browser Game Gets 1-Shot Manga
Rei Narahashi draws manga debuting on December 4
― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that SCRAP, Aka Akasaka, and Shueisha Games' Kami and Miko (Kami to Miko) game will receive a one-shot manga that will debut in the magazine's next issue on December 4. Rei Narahashi is drawing the manga with a color opening page.The game is a browser game collaboration be...
Observation Records of My Fiancée Anime's Teaser Video Highlights Lead Characters
Series starring Miyu Tomita, Yūsuke Kobayashi debuts in 2026
― The official website for the television anime of author Shiki and illustrator Wan Hachipisu's Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess (Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) light novel series revealed the show's teaser promotional video on Friday. The website revealed a new key ...
Transformers: EarthSpark Animated Series Gets 2 Series Finale Specials on December 5
Transformers: Earthspark Special Hometown Heroes, Transformers: Earthspark Special Legacy of Hope to stream exclusively on Paramount+
― Paramount+ revealed in a trailer on November 20 that the Transformers: Earthspark animated series will get two series finale specials that will debut on December 5. Transformers: Earthspark Special Hometown Heroes and Transformers: Earthspark Special Legacy of Hope w...
Please Teacher! Gets Crowdfunding Campaign for New Animation Video
Campaign aims to raise 25 million yen to begin production in December, with expected completion in April-May 2026
― Production company Genco, Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Motion Gallery website on Thursday to fund a new animation video project for the Please Teacher! romantic comedy anime franchise. The campaign aims to raise 25,000,000 yen (about US$160,000), and will end on March 28...
Live-Action Katei Kyōshi no Kishi Knight Desu. Series Reveals More Cast
Masaya Sakuragi, Takuro Osada, Shōma Arashi join cast of January 5 series
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's Katei Kyōshi no Kishi Knight Desu. (I Am the Home Tutor Kishi Knight.) manga revealed three more cast members along with a poster on Thursday.The cast includes (top row):
Masaya Sakuragi as GNJB member Tsuyoshi
(second row, left to right):
Takuro Osada as G...
Dragon Quest Creator's Favorite Final Fantasy Is …
The one with awkward laughter.
― Father of the Dragon Quest game series, Yuji Horii, spoke with American video gaming news outlet Game Informer about the forthcoming Dragon Quest VII Reimagined game in an interview posted on Tuesday. Reporter Wesley LeBlanc broached the subject of the competition and rivalry between the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy video game series in the 1980s and 1990s. In resp...
Shonen Jump Pop-Up Shop Opens in New Jersey Until January 20
Shop displays merchandise from One Piece, Sakamoto Days, Blue Box, Kagurabachi, Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball, several more Shonen Jump franchises
― Viz Media opened its Shonen Jump Pop-Up Shop in The American Dream Mall in New Jersey on November 21. The shop will be operational through January 20 and has imported merchandise from the following anime and manga franchises: One Piece Sakamoto Days Blue...
2nd Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film Casts Jun Kunimura as Heiji Koito
Kunimura plays Otonoshin Koito's father in film opening on March 13
― The official website for Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Kangoku Shūgeki-hen (Golden Kamuy: Attack on Abashiri Prison Arc), the second live-action film based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, announced on Friday that Jun Kunimura (The Wind Rises, live-action Attack on Titan) will join the film's cast as Rear Admiral Heiji Koito, Otonoshi...
Nintendo to Acquire Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
Studio to be renamed Nintendo Studios Singapore
― Nintendo announced on Thursday that it has entered into a share transfer agreement with Bandai Namco Studios in order to acquire the latter's Singapore-based subsidiary support studio Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. The studio will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo, and thus renamed to Nintendo Studios Singapore.Nintendo will acquire 80% of...
Tomo Nanao's The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu's Love Manga Ends in January
Manga launched in 2021
― The January 2026 issue of Kadokawa's Asuka magazine revealed on November 21 that Tomo Nanao's The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu's Love (Hachiōji Meibutsu: Tengu no Koi) manga will end in its next chapter, which Kadokawa will publish in the magazine's next issue on January 23.Yen Press publishes the manga in English and describes the story:Can a determined tengu bride change a lon...
A Guide to AnimEigo's Black Friday Sale
Heads up! MediaOCD is having its annual Black Friday sale from Thursday, November 27 through Monday, December 1! All but the most recent of its AnimEigo Blu-ray releases are 50% off for this holiday weekend only, as long as you use the coupon code KUROFRIDAY25.
In addition to the titles below, MediaOCD is offering blowout prices on a number of out-of-print Discotek Media releases, and a smattering...
Akari Otokawa's Cat-Life Balance Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga's 15th, final chapter scheduled for release on December 18
― Manga creator Akari Otokawa revealed on their X (formerly Twitter) account on November 20 that their Cat-Life Balance (Kurone-san wa Nyaa to Nakanai) manga will end in its 15th chapter, which Kodansha will release on December 18. Kodansha released the manga's 14th and latest chapter on November 20.Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the ...
Tengen Hero Wars Manga Ends in 10th Volume
Manga's 10th, final volume slated for March 19, 2026
― The ninth compiled book volume of Yasu Hiromoto and Kubaru Sakanoichi's Tengen Hero Wars (Tengen Eiyū Taisen) manga revealed on November 20 that the manga will end in its 10th volume, which will ship on March 19, 2026. Titan Manga licensed the manga and published the second volume in English in June 2024. Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app and w...
Yūgo Kobayashi's New Manga Delayed, Aoashi Brotherfoot Spinoff to Resume in April 2026
Aoashi Brotherfoot ran for 5 chapters in 2021
― The official X/Twitter account for Yūgo Kobayashi's Aoashi manga revealed on Saturday that Kobayashi's planned new manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine will launch later than its originally planned spring 2026 debut. In addition, the post noted that Aoashi Brotherfoot, the spinoff to the Aoashi manga, will resume in April 2026.Hello, ...
Uru Okabe Ends '1st Part' of Yajin Manga in 1st New Chapter in 7 Years, Apologizes
Okabe suffered from cerebral infarction, was hospitalized sometime in last 7 years
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app published the 25th chapter of Uru Okabe's Yajin (Night Person) manga on Saturday, the first chapter of the manga to be serialized in seven years since the manga went on hiatus in December 2018. The chapter ends the manga's first part.In a note that was published alongside the 25th chapter, ...
Drops of God: Mariage Volume 4-5 Manga Review
When you’re a baseball player, wine tasting is just like a baseball game
― Let's get the most important thing over with first. After reviewing Volume two and three, I did get my Comté cheese. I paired it with an affordable Côtes du Rhône red wine, fig crackers, and greens. It was delicious. Thank you for asking. Issei would have sneered. Or not. In these volumes, Shizuku enters the Tokyo Food and Win...
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Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! #9 [rate]
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emaqi Adds The Fake Marriage of a Noblewoman, Present for Me, Saya Saya to, 2 More Titles
Also licensed: Fumino's Stationery Life, Lady Demirka Is A Tough Villainess:
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on November 21 it is adding the following manga to its e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: The Fake Marriage of a Noblewoman Creator(s): Mele Higuruma / Tsugikuru Corp, Aki Yurihara Publisher: Shonengahosha Co.; LTD Synopsis: Ever since losing her parents at a young age, Celeste...
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Dusk Beyond the End of the World #9 [rate]
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Manga Up! Global Adds My Dress-Up Darling XOXO!, 3 More Manga
Celebrity Family's Ex-Backstage Son Wants a Normal Youth, I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat, 'Do you like baby-faced bosses?' also released in English
― Manga Up! Global added: Perico's Do you like baby-faced bosses? (Dōgan'na jōshi wa sukidesu ka?) manga on Monday. Meishi Murakami's I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister (Hira Yakunin Yatte 1500-nen, Maō ...
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me #9 [rate]
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K Manga Adds The Useless Saint and the Cursed Holy Knight Manga
Nagi Ōkawa's manga adaptation of Ichiha Hiiragi's novel ran from 2021 to 2023
― Kodansha's K Manga service added Nagi Ōkawa's The Useless Saint and the Cursed Holy Knight: A Whimsical Confession Turned Proposal & Devotion (Yakutatazu Seijo to Norowareta Seikishi: Omoidezukuri de Kokuhaku Shitara Kyūkon & Dekiai Saremashita) manga on Monday. K Manga describes the story: Annabel is a Saint who has the ...
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My Awkward Senpai #9 [rate]
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Live-Action Haguregumo Series Premieres on January 4
― Cinema Today reported on Thursday the live-action series of George Akiyama's Haguregumo manga will premiere on the NHK BS and NHK BSP4K channels on January 4. The story is set at Tokyo's Shinagawa-shuku way station in the Bakumatsu period, the waning days of the Tokugawa shogunate. It follows Kumo ("Haguregumo"), an unusual man who wears a woman's kimono and his hair tied over his forehead, and hi...
'Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu!' Light Anime Streams 1st Teaser Video
Ayumu Murase, Shōta Aoi star in January anime
― The official website for the "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to Love My Most Beloved Step-Brother, I'll Live a Long Life!) light novel series started streaming the anime's first teaser promotional video on Thursday.The anime will debut in January 2026.The anime will star Ayumu Murase as...
Tōko Amekawa's Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim Novels Get Anime Adaptation
Original story launched in 2022, manga adaptation launched in 2023
― TO Books announced on Thursday that Tōko Amekawa's Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim (Akutō Ikka no Manamusume, Tensei-saki mo Otome Game no Gokudō Reijō Deshita. Saijōkyū Rank no Akuyaku-sama, Sono Dekiai wa Fuyō Desu!) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. TO Books also revealed that the book series has reached a cum...
Midnight Occult Civil Servants' Yōko Tamotsu Launches New Manga
Manga about duo with mysterious powers launched on Tuesday
― Kadokawa launched a new manga series by Yōko Tamotsu (Midnight Occult Civil Servants) titled Agaribito no Atoshimatsu (Cleaning Up After the Agaribito) on its Comic Newtype website on Tuesday. The manga centers on a mysterious duo named Hakuyō and Itsuki, who have the power to oppose non-human entities. The duo travels all over Japan to ret...
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Book Reveals 2026 Series Rankings
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten illustrator Hanekoto ranks #1 illustrator from #2 last year
― The 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook reported its lists of the tope light novel series on Thursday.This year's New Title rankings have been split into "New Bunkobon" and "New Tankōbon and Novel" categories. Author Sekina Aoi and illustra...
Assorted Entanglements' Mikanuji Launches New Manga
Tsukuru Niwa manga follows dorm-like complex's eccentric but devoted residents
― Kadokawa launched Tsukuru Niwa (A Garden for Creating), a new manga series by creator Mikanuji, on its Comic Newtype website on Tuesday.The manga's story begins when twin sisters Hime and Yume's grandmother gets injured, and they now have to be the caretakers of a share house (a home where residents share some facilities...
Guilty Gear -Strive- Game's Season 4 DLC Launches for Switch on December 18
Launch to include all DLC characters, ranked matches
― Arc System Works announced on November 21 the launch of its Season 4 DLC for the Guilty Gear -Strive- fighting game for Nintendo Switch on December 18. The launch will include all DLC characters: Venom, Unika, and Lucy (Queen Dizzy was added to the Switch version in February as a free character). The DLC will also add ranked matches. Season 4 lau...
Elden Ring: Nightreign Game Introduces DLC Character Scholar in New Trailer
The Forsaken Hollows DLC launches on December 4
― Bandai Namco revealed on Tuesday a new trailer for The Forsaken Hollows DLC for Elden Ring: Nightreign, the standalone Elden Ring game, introducing the new playable character Scholar. The Forsaken Hollows DLC launches on December 4. The new DLC includes two new playable characters and two new bosses to challenge. The Scholar is an arcane character a...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Previews MR.BIG in New Trailer
DLC character debuts on December 9
― SNK revealed a new trailer on Wednesday for its Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game introducing the new DLC character MR. BIG, who will launch on December 9. Marc Graue voices the character in English and Yuki Arai voices the character in Japanese.English Trailer Japanese trailer MR.BIG is part of the season pass 1, which includes a crossover with Street...
'Saint Seiya Then' Gets 2nd Installment, Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories Gets New Short Serialization
"Saint Seiya Then II: Shimei" debuts on December 19 with 8 full color pages
― The January 2026 issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine revealed on November 19 that Masami Kurumada is publishing a new installment of his "Saint Seiya Then" sequel to the Saint Seiya: Next Dimension manga titled "Saint Seiya Then II: Shimei" (Mission), in the magazine's next issue on December 19. As with the previo...
Hiroshi Tanaka Launches New Bad Boys Manga Series in 2026
New manga tells a summer story of 17-year-old delinquent protagonist Tsukasa Kiriki
― This year's 24th issue of Shonengahosha's Young King magazine announced on November 21 that Hiroshi Tanaka will launch a new Bad Boys manga series next year. The new manga tells a summer story of 17-year-old Tsukasa Kiriki, a time filled with delinquents desperately struggling to survive.In addition, the magazine pu...
Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Film Opens at #3
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution drops to #4, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle to #6
― Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film sold 136,000 tickets and earned 210,157,700 yen (about US$1.34 million) in its first three days from Friday to Sunday, and sold 170,000 tickets and earne...
Kodansha USA Announces Girlfriend, Girlfriend Omnibus Print Edition
1st volume ships on December 9
― Kodansha USA reported on Wednesday that a new 2-in-1 omnibus paperback edition of Hiroyuki's Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Kanojo mo Kanojo) manga will ship on December 9. The company describes the story: Naoya just got a girlfriend, the gorgeous Saki-chan, and though their intensities often pit them against each other like ice and fire, they're totally, uncontrollably in ...